In this paper, I discuss the possibility of creating a more fruitful conversation between
institutional logics and institutional work as two central streams within institutional theory. I …

Structural and interactionist approaches to role theory are often considered fundamentally
incompatible. This paper argues that the two are compatible and complementary. Structural …

Most social scientists agree with the statement that institutions matter. However, they
disagree over the extent to which they matter. This review focuses on the fundamental …

The claim that'institutions matter'for structuring social and political outcomes might make
intuitive sense. It has provoked widespread debate, however, in the social sciences about …

B ecause individual institutions are highly complex, most analysts focus on specific
institutional arrangements, asking questions about the formation, performance, and …

I feel honoured by this volume and indebted to the contributors for their praise and their
criticism. Having long avoided reflecting on my methodology, I thank Joseph Bryant for …

HE concept of institutional work (Lawrence 86 Suddaby, 2006) offers an important new way
to frame institutional analysis, connecting disparate (at least in the empirical literature) …

Institutional theory is a theoretical framework for analyzing social (particularly
organizational) phenomena, which views the social world as significantly comprised of …

Leveraging the social hierarchy literature, the present research offers a role-based account
of the antecedents of interpersonal conflict. Specifically, we suggest that the negative …

This chapter revisits social space and field theory, constructs foundational to the work of Kurt
Lewin but largely abandoned by his followers. It describes the “mystification” surrounding …